ANAHEIM – Tim Jackman is expected to bring a jolt of energy to the Ducks. And it was already flowing Friday morning, well ahead of his first game with his new team.

A giant leap in the Pacific Division standings can do that to a player.

“It’s really exciting,” said Jackman, acquired by the Ducks from Calgary on Thursday. “You look at the standings and see the team that I'm coming to, the history that they've had and how well they've been playing. It's fun to come be a part of a team like that.”

The Ducks parted with a sixth-round pick in the 2014 NHL draft to get Jackman and potentially shift the dynamic of their fourth line. Jackman, 32, lined up alongside Daniel Winnik and Matt Beleskey against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Instead of going with skill and more scoring ability with their fourth line, the Ducks clearly felt there was a need to add more experience, get bigger and add some nastiness. Jackman has 654 penalty minutes in 400 NHL games.

“The one thing about Tim is he's an established pro in this league … a physical presence,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “Maybe more so than we've had here in the year and a half since George (Parros) left. And he can skate and play.

“I watched him play for the Islanders for a long time. He's a really useful player. We're happy to have him.”

Flames GM Jay Feaster, talking with Calgary-area reporters, called Jackman a “warrior” and a “heart-and-soul kind of guy” but acknowledged that the right wing wasn't in the club's rebuilding plans. Jackman can be an unrestricted free agent next summer.

Jackman played in just 10 of Calgary's 21 games and the signs of a future in another sweater were apparent.

“The writing was on the wall a little bit because I was in and out of the lineup,” Jackman said. “They got a lot of young guys and they want to bring them up. It was just timing.”

Beleskey said he thinks having another bigger body in the 6-foot-2, 225-pound Jackman gives them a different dynamic that will help the Ducks. According to the website hockeyfights.com, Jackman has had 79 fights during the NHL regular season.

“I think it’ll just bring another physical aspect,” Beleskey said. “He's a big guy. Big physical presence. Brings toughness and an intimidation factor. I think it's good for our team. And it’s going to help us work down low and try and wear some teams down.”

Adding a veteran to the NHL roster might also have a side effect in keeping on edge some of the younger forwards the Ducks have moved into the lineup and watched go through some growing pains.

“I’m sure it does,” Boudreau said. “Anytime you add a player or delete a player, there’s messages being sent. It’s up to the players to get the right message.”

VATANEN RETURNS

Defenseman Sami Vatanen was recalled from Norfolk (AHL) and Francois Beauchemin was put on injured reserve because of an upper-body injury suffered Wednesday when he crashed head-first into the boards.

Beauchemin is eligible to be activated Wednesday but it will mean he’s guaranteed to miss Saturday’s contest at Phoenix and Tuesday’s game at Dallas. Vatanen had a goal and four assists in 17 games during his first Ducks stint.

With Beauchemin out, Mark Fistric made his fifth appearance and second in four games.

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